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Lost Grass Valley Gold Rush History of the Wilhelm & Binkleman Pioneer Families by Waldo C.F. Potter (2024) (374 pages)
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The plaque states:
“BINKELMANN BREWERY
BORN IN WURTENBURG, GERMANY ON JANUARY 2, 1828, DAVID
BINKELMANN CAME TO GRASS VALLEY IN 1853. AFTER ONLY A YEAR AS A NEW
IMMIGRANT IN NEW YORK, HE MINED FOR A TIME ON WOLF CREEK. THEN
WORKED IN A BAKERY. HE BECAME A RENTER OF THE BUSINESS BUT AFTER
TWO YEARS, SOLD THE BAKERY OPERATION TO HERRMAN MADRER AND
BOUGHT A HALF INTEREST IN A BREWERY WITH JOHN FRANK, OPERATING IN
THE REAR OF THE WESTERN HOTEL, WHICH BURNED IN 1856. THE BRICK
BREWERY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1861, REPLACING A SMALLER 1856 FRAME
BUILDING ON NORTH AUBURN STREET. FRANK RICHARD BOUGHT OUT THE
PARTNER IN 1861, AND WAS IN TURN BOUGHT OUT BY BINKELMANN SHORTLY
LATER. HE RAN THE BEWERY UNTIL HIS DEATH ON MAY 20, 1894. LEAVING HIS
WIFE SOPHIE TO CARRY ON UNTIL HER DEATH IN 1915, WHEN THE BREWERY
WAS BEQUETHED TO HER SON DAVID J. BINKELMANN.
DEDICATED OCTOBER 8, 1990 BY
WILLIAM BULL MEEK — WILLIAM MORRIS STEWARD
CHAPTER 10 E CLAMPUS VITUS, NEVADA CITY”
According to Wikipedia, “The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus (ECV) is a fraternal
organization dedicated to the study and preservation of the heritage of the American West, especially
the history of the Mother Lode and gold mining regions of the area. There are chapters in California,
Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, and there are outposts in other
western states.
The fraternal order has roots back to the Gold Rush in the 1850s. According to their internet site
http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/e_clampus vitus.htm: ”Modern day E
Clampus Vitus combines a dedication to preserving western and mining history with a never ending
quest for fun. And, lest we be untrue to our heritage, a liberal dash of the absurd is added for good
measure. In both California and Nevada, the Clampers are the largest historical organization. We have
erected many hundreds of historical markers and plaques to commemorate sites, people and events
that played a role in our western heritage but might otherwise be lost or forgotten. Many of these
plaques are recorded in state and national registries. Before a plaque is erected the subject is clearly
identified, documented and researched. The research work alone, often taking a year or more to
complete, involves many people spending long hours digging through libraries, official records,
newspaper files and interviewing people. The work is, of course, voluntary. A single large cast bronze
plaque, typical of that used, frequently cost a thousand dollars or more to erect. Following such a
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